The last historical site that I visited on my recent western Pennsylvania road trip was Fort Mifflin. The fort was build during the American Revolutionary War period. It was burned down during…
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Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
The next stop during our Philly road trip, was the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The museum is located in the old town section of the city, a few…
USS Becuna – Philadelphia Seaport Museum
The last ship we hit on our Philly trip was the USS Becuna. She is a Paleo class sub that served in WWII and on into the late sixties. This ship is…
USS Olympia – Philadelphia Seaport Museum
After seeing the very large battleship New Jersey, our next ship to visit was the USS Olympia. The Olympia is a protected cruiser of the pre-dreadnaught era. She is right on the…
USS New Jersey, Camden New Jersey.
Last winter, when I realized that HMGS Cold Wars was going to be held in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. I was unable to get a room at the convention site, so I was…
D&B – Battle of Verrieres Ridge, July 1944.
Having a few generic playtest games under my belt, I thought it was time to start running historical scenarios to see how things flowed compared to the actual historic fights. Since I…
FOW – Battle of Singling, December 1944
We continued our “Tank Battles in Lorraine” theme with the battle of Singling. Our scenario was derived from a scenario on the “wargamerabbit” blog, which was sourced to the old “What Would…
HMGS Cold Wars, March 2023
With the new year, we should be back to the full war-game convention schedule again. The first large event on the docket was HMGS Cold Wars. I just got back from the…
Nauticus Museum, Norfolk Virginia.
I was in Williamsburg recently to attend the 2023 Williamsburg Muster Wargame Convention. Whenever I go to this convention, I always tag on a museum trip to one of the local area…
BBB – Battle of La Rothiere, France 1814
The Battle of La Rothiere, fought on 1 February 1814, was the sequel to the Battle of Brienne, which was fought on 29 January (see our previous report). After the inconclusive battle…